Does anyone have problems with throat closing up while sleeping?

@barnettk18

Yes I had been proceeding on the basis of the bronchiectases being the problem...but now focussing more on the other potential causes eg allergies, post nasal drip, GERD etc...it seems I have them all...and after 25 years of coughing I am now again seeing an immunologist along with a respiratory specialist to try to get to the bottom of my troubles which create 3 cups mucus to remove a day.

The throat closing up at night seems to have been connected to the sleep apnea, which I seem to have addressed with the MASS dental splint.

Interesting that humidifier helps you. I seem to be better in dryer climate, here in the West of Australia...rather than in the damp East of our country.
Take care and thank you for your comment. 🙏

Life time of asthma and allergies and now bronchiectasis. If I don't use a humidifier at night I will likely wake early in the morning feeling like I am strangling and and like I have cobwebs of mucus that I cant cough out (excuse the graphic description). I keep the humidifier on pretty high and keep it close to my head and 99% of the time I have no problem--as long as its on and near me. Good luck. Its a terrible feeling.

Also, from what I have read it seems important to get allergies treated so they don't exacerbate the bronchiectasis.

@jenniferhunter
Yes I have heard of that recently. I suspect that may be part of my problem too but thankfully my splint seems to be helping to stop apnea by advancing my lower jaw forward.
Hope you have success with yours too.

@narelled23 Thank you. Time will tell. My jaw is narrow, and by expanding it should open up my airway more according to the specialist. It will take awhile and I am just beginning the process.

@jenniferhunter
Good that you don't have sleep apnea...one less thing to worry about! Do hope the appliance helps you too.

@narelled23 That’s great! I am going through something similar with a dental appliance to align my jaw and PT to work on my cervical spine. When C1 is rotated, as mine was, it caused the jaw to be misaligned. It’s in line now and I stopped having pain in my ear too. I have a narrow jaw, and this appliance will help expand my jaw and make it easier to breathe. I was tested and do not have sleep apnea. I have allergies and asthma that affected my sleep oxygen levels.

@quilterfingers Yes, I discovered I had sleep apnea a few years ago after trying to sleep raised on my back because of reflux! Then tried mouth taping which halved the apnea, then had a dental splint made up and have just had the results back from last sleep test - now normal! Very pleased not to need CPap.

I have asthma, much mucus and have just been told I have airways remodelling which means narrower airways and more constriction, and I believe probably more mucus gland development (which means more mucus- now 3 cups/day!) due to untreated inflammation (maybe asthma - we are trying to find out what is causing it). So if your mucus is increasing like mine was please check out what is causing the inflammation - once you have airways remodelling it is irreversible.

Have U had a sleep apnea test?
I get asthma with cats and certain plants. And I wear Cpap for sleep apnea.
In the last year I have had mucus so much that it makes it hard to sing after 6-7 songs.
Some people take mucus reducing medicine. I think I might try Guaifenesin on the days I sing.
It is an expectorant.

QF

@narelled23 So glad for you!

@scoop
There is a lot of data gathered, but this one is the average number of sleep apnoeas per hour. It is considered normal if under 5.